Sunday, June 1, 2014

The Mind/Body Connection – Feelings and Chronic illness

If you are a naturopath or one in training then it is likely you that
you understand that the very simple question, “How are you feeling?” can be
very loaded question for people who are sick because an accurate answer would likely
be so complex.

Emotions like laughter and joy can be uplifting and healing, while
emotions like fear or bitterness can be toxic and destructive. When clients get
angry or depressed it affects the nervous system and weakens the immune system.
Mesotherapy training helps practitioners be more aware of these connections.

Ancient healing practices suggest that there are certain emotions that
make their home in certain organs in the body.This is an integral part of Chinese medicine.

The theory is that energy travels through specific pathways beneath the
skin surface called meridians.When
negative emotions are experienced, there is either an overabundance of energy,
a depletion of energy, or it gets blocked altogether. This causes illness.

Emotions Associated With
Physical Organs

One of the great things about mesotherapy and the art of acupuncture
science it is based on is that it can help your client feel better on all
levels – physical, emotional and even etheric.

Here is breakdown of the equivalences of emotions to organs based on a
very general ancient Chinese practices:

EmotionOrgan

WorryLung, stomach

FearKidneys,
bladder

AngerGall
bladder, liver

GriefHeart,
lungs

Lack of acceptancePancreas,
spleen, colon lungs

SadnessHeart,
small intestine

GuiltStomach,
heart

Financial burdenUpper
back lungs

Lack of supportLower
back

Problems usually manifest emotionally before they do physically. Once
physical problems appear it is an indication that we are in real trouble.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, all health issues are due to
an energy imbalance. Chronic problems sometimes come from decades of emotional
repression and irregular energy flow through the meridians.

Symptoms that our lives and particularly stress might be getting too
much for us include fatigue, weakness, headaches and constipation. These tell
us that the flow of energy is being blocked in our body.

Feelings Affect Wellness
Levels

It is also really true that sorrow can cause a broken heart! Deep
feelings such as sorrow, pain and loss can actually put a physical strain on
the heart. They can also cause stress and weaken the immune system. The heart
functions abnormally and creates the physical sensation of pain in the chest.
Too much of this continued stress can prompt a heart attack.

When the energy channels between the brain and the cells in an organ
become blocked, the signal from the brain does not get to the cells in that
organ with the command to empty the waste product. A cell containing energy or
biochemical waste gets toxic and swells, causing the organ to stop functioning
optimally.

What appears as a mental or emotional imbalance can eventually make its
physical appearance in our body as an ailment. This is why we accept the idea
today that stress and negative thinking can put us in an early grave.

As you begin to explore the connection between thoughts emotions, and
body you will be better able to help your clients and both intuitively and
practically decide what to do so they can experience maximum wellness.

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